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Wheat Yield by African country

2024

Wheat yield, in kilograms per hectare harvested (FAOSTAT).

Africa, 202432 of 54 countries
2,495population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Zambia · 7,090Lowest in 2024Mozambique · 312.5Reported in 202432 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 1,376Democratic Republic of the Congo — 1,125Somalia — 400.6Kenya — 3,044Sudan — 3,147Chad — 1,628South Africa — 3,809Lesotho — 719.5Zimbabwe — 4,863Botswana — 1,144Namibia — 7,066Senegal — no dataMali — 2,965Mauritania — 2,197Benin — no dataNiger — 3,069Nigeria — 1,574Cameroon — 1,337Togo — no dataGhana — no dataCote d'Ivoire — no dataGuinea — no dataGuinea-Bissau — no dataLiberia — no dataSierra Leone — no dataBurkina Faso — no dataCentral African Republic — no dataRepublic of the Congo — no dataGabon — no dataEquatorial Guinea — no dataZambia — 7,090Malawi — 487.7Mozambique — 312.5Eswatini — 1,854Angola — 1,725Burundi — 730.4Madagascar — 2,407Gambia — no dataTunisia — 2,146Algeria — 1,667Eritrea — 1,000Morocco — 1,388Egypt — 6,778Libya — 767.7Ethiopia — 2,904Djibouti — no dataUganda — 1,667Rwanda — 1,272South Sudan — no dataNigeria 1,574Nigeria 1,574Ethiopia 2,904Ethiopia 2,904Kenya 3,044Kenya 3,044South Africa 3,809South Africa 3,8092024HIGHEST IN 2024Zambia7,090Namibia7,066Egypt6,778Zimbabwe4,863South Africa3,809LOWEST IN 2024Mozambique312.5Somalia400.6Malawi487.7Lesotho719.5Burundi730.4PINNEDEthiopia2,90410 of 32Kenya3,0448 of 32Nigeria1,57419 of 32OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawnno dataComorosnot drawnno dataMauritiusnot drawnno dataSao Tome and Principenot drawnno dataSeychellesnot drawnno datakg per ha · quintiles of the observed range312.51k1k2k3k7kno record
20142024
FAO · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries4,093
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries3,720
Eastern Africa13 of 18 countries2,278
Western Africa4 of 16 countries1,843
Middle Africa4 of 9 countries1,324
Africaall 54 countries · 32 with a 2024 figure2,495

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
22 countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros and 17 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Wheat YieldWheat yield, in kilograms per hectare harvested (FAOSTAT).
SourceFAO, with processing by Africa API
Unitkg per ha
Last updated3 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1990–2024
Coverage32 of 54 countries · 32 reported, 0 modelled, 22 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 32 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Wheat Yield". Data adapted from FAO. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/wheat-yield
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=wheat_yield_kg_per_ha&year=2024&limit=100

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Wheat Yield: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

32 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryWheat YieldPeriod
1Zambia7,090 kg/ha2024
2Namibia7,066 kg/ha2024
3Egypt6,778 kg/ha2024
4Zimbabwe4,863 kg/ha2024
5South Africa3,809 kg/ha2024
6Sudan3,147 kg/ha2024
7Niger3,069 kg/ha2024
8Kenya3,044 kg/ha2024
9Mali2,965 kg/ha2024
10Ethiopia2,904 kg/ha2024
11Madagascar2,407 kg/ha2024
12Mauritania2,197 kg/ha2024
13Tunisia2,146 kg/ha2024
14Eswatini1,854 kg/ha2024
15Angola1,725 kg/ha2024
16Algeria1,667 kg/ha2024
17Uganda1,667 kg/ha2024
18Chad1,628 kg/ha2024
19Nigeria1,574 kg/ha2024
20Morocco1,388 kg/ha2024
21Tanzania1,376 kg/ha2024
22Cameroon1,337 kg/ha2024
23Rwanda1,272 kg/ha2024
24Botswana1,144 kg/ha2024
25Democratic Republic of the Congo1,125 kg/ha2024
26Eritrea1,000 kg/ha2024
27Libya768 kg/ha2024
28Burundi730 kg/ha2024
29Lesotho720 kg/ha2024
30Malawi488 kg/ha2024
31Somalia401 kg/ha2024
32Mozambique313 kg/ha2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 32 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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